Kg beans

dried chickpeas, soaked overnight in water with 1 tablespoon baking soda (about 1 kg chickpeas, 1 tablespoon baking soda) • parsley, washed and dried • large onions • garlic cloves • Ground coriander • ground cumin • Baking soda • Sesame seeds

Swiss chard (about 4.5 lbs or 2 kg) • Water for boiling • potatoes, sliced into rounds • tomatoes, sliced into rounds • short-grain rice (about 300 grams) • (about 450 grams) tomatoes, finely chopped • onions, finely chopped • parsley, finely chopped • fresh mint • sumac • fresh lemon juice, or more to taste • salt •

fresh lamb shanks (about 1 kg) • water (about 6 liters) • ground ginger • fresh bay leaves • whole cardamom pods • whole cloves • onions, quartered • fresh mint • lemon peel • lime peel or 1 tablespoon dried lime • clarified butter or ghee • fresh or dried rosemary •

–6 1/2 lbs pumpkin (2–3 kg) • –3 cups fine bulgur wheat (about 340–510 grams) • flour (about 16 grams) • kibbeh spices • cumin • black pepper • Salt, to taste • For the filling: • chopped spinach (about 450 grams, frozen or fresh) • cooked chickpeas (about 165 grams) • Walnuts, as desired • Pomegranate molasses •

peeled and boiled pumpkin (1 kg) • bulgur wheat (about 340 grams) • flour (about 120 grams) • onions • dried mint • salt • sweet spice blend (such as allspice or cinnamon) • chopped Swiss chard or spinach (about 120 grams) • cooked chickpeas (about 80 grams) • pomegranate seeds (about 80 grams) • chopped walnuts (about 60 grams) • onion, chopped •